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Nagasaki vs. Beijing Cost of Living Summary

Nagasaki is 61.3% more expensive than Beijing.

Restaurants: pay 77.8% more in Nagasaki
Groceries: pay 41.1% more in Nagasaki
Transportation: pay 3.6 times more in Nagasaki
Housing: pay 86.4% more in Nagasaki
Childcare: pay 54.3% less in Nagasaki
Entertainment and Sports: pay 40.6% more in Nagasaki
Clothing: pay 24.3% less in Nagasaki

The cost of transportation, housing, restaurants, groceries, and entertainment and sports in Nagasaki are more expensive than in Beijing. Expenses including childcare and clothing are lower in Nagasaki. Notably, transportation, housing, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Nagasaki.

Nagasaki vs. Beijing Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Nagasaki instead of Beijing, you would:

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pay 77.8% more for restaurants

	Beijing	Nagasaki
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.21 CN¥29.61	$5.35 ¥843	+27.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.91 CN¥34.55	$5.35 ¥843	+8.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.48 CN¥3.38	$1.09 ¥172	+127.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 CN¥2.16	$0.76 ¥120	+148.2%
Average			+77.8%

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pay 41.1% more for groceries

	Beijing	Nagasaki
Bread 1 loaf	$1.71 CN¥12.02	$1.20 ¥190	-29.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.47 CN¥52.59	$5.01 ¥791	-32.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.64 CN¥46.76	$5.73 ¥904	-13.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.78 CN¥12.51	$2.17 ¥342	+21.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.53 CN¥10.78	$1.52 ¥239	-1.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.98 CN¥6.92	$1.21 ¥191	+23.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 CN¥5.42	$0.61 ¥96	-21.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 CN¥5.64	$0.61 ¥96	-24.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 CN¥4.24	??
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 CN¥2.45	$1.21 ¥191	+247.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.41 CN¥2.90	$1.40 ¥222	+240.4%
Average			+41.1%

Beijing vs. Nagasaki - Cost of groceries

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pay 3.6 times more for transportation

	Beijing	Nagasaki
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.21 CN¥29.65	$4.28 ¥675	+1.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$31.54 CN¥222.11	$114.88 ¥18,122	+264.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,225.66 CN¥128,328.71	$22,332.63 ¥3,522,894	+22.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.63 CN¥32.58	$39.76 ¥6,272	+759.4%
Average			+261.9%

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pay 86.4% more for housing

	Beijing	Nagasaki
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.93 CN¥91.05	$34.45 ¥5,434	+166.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$935.23 CN¥6,585.07	$300.71 ¥47,436	-67.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$504.41 CN¥3,551.57	$200.47 ¥31,624	-60.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$39.27 CN¥276.47	$159.87 ¥25,220	+307.2%
Average			+86.4%

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pay 54.3% less for childcare

	Beijing	Nagasaki
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$710.76 CN¥5,004.56	$253.93 ¥40,057	-64.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$23,242.73 CN¥163,654.36	$12,919.34 ¥2,037,980	-44.4%
Average			-54.3%

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pay 40.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Beijing	Nagasaki
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.12 CN¥7.90	$2.34 ¥369	+108.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.90 CN¥20.43	$3.07 ¥485	+5.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.21 CN¥29.61	$3.74 ¥590	-11.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$57.84 CN¥407.23	??
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.41 CN¥59.23	$13.36 ¥2,108	+58.9%
Average			+40.6%

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pay 24.3% less for clothing

	Beijing	Nagasaki
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$62.30 CN¥438.66	$53.46 ¥8,433	-14.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.37 CN¥256.10	??
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$81.74 CN¥575.54	$70.17 ¥11,068	-14.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.53 CN¥743.05	$58.47 ¥9,224	-44.6%
Average			-24.3%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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